Located among the remains of the ancient city of Hippos, this 1,600-year-old site is marked by a unique mosaic bearing the inscription, "Peace be with the elders."

During excavations in Hippos (Sussita) National Park, archaeologists from Haifa University came across a 1,600-year-old mosaic. Decorated with flowers, birds, a cross, and an inscription referencing the elderly, this mosaic suggests that a nursing home once stood at this site long ago. In fact, archaeologists believe that it may be the oldest nursing home ever uncovered anywhere in the world.

This discovery provides not only a unique look at how societies cared for the elderly during antiquity, but also how some of the first Christian communities may have developed in the Byzantine era.

The Possible Discovery Of History’s Old

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